Gentical Exams
8/10/01 2:20 AM

Thank you all for your posts,

 As I was growing up, I would wonder why I would flinch or be uncomfortable when someone touched me. A simple touch on the arm from a teacher or co-worker was painful.

 People don't go into hysterics on the way to the doctor's office like I did. I thought it was the hormone levels in my body. Over the years with different Endos, the blood work would come back " within normal limits." At other times my blood work would come back high or low. My emotional level was always the same as when the blood work came back normal. When I was under surpressed , I felt like my body was shutting down. When I was over surpressed, I felt like I was in a nauseated fog.

 When my Endo would do the gentical exams, I would perceive him to be critical of CAH.......judging me in a way. How I cope with that these days is a change in my perception. He's not judging me. He's looking to see if my gentical area looks healthy, like a doctor would do with anyone that doesn't have CAH.

 In grade school through high school if I perceieve a teacher to be unfairly critical and authoritive, I usually would have some sort of emotional outburst in class and eventually I would fail. With the same subject matter and a less authoritive teacher, I would do well.   I noticed the same pattern in college.

 To me this is a given, when someones hormone levels are not in a normal range they could have side effects. . I also wanted to relate that there could  be other reasons why someone could have psychological issues with relation to CAH.  

 These are my feelings. Someone else with CAH could feel completely different. It is not my intention to offend anyone.

 

Aimee
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